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F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
Wynarka is a very small town in South Australia 120 kilometres (75 mi ) southeast of Adelaide on the Karoonda Highway (B55) and Loxton railway line in the Murray Mallee . Wynarka lies within the District Council of Karoonda East Murray .
Founding [ edit ]
The government town of Wynarka was proclaimed on 9 January 1913 on land in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Hooper located to the immediate south of the Wynarka Railway Station on the Loxton railway line .[6] [3]
Boundaries [ edit ]
The locality's boundaries were created on 11 November 1999 and includes the site of the government town of Wynarka which is located in its approximate centre.[1] [4] Kulde , the next railway station towards Tailem Bend , named after the local Aboriginal word for "brothers".[10]
Etymology [ edit ]
The name Wynarka is from an Aboriginal word meaning a strayer .[11]
2015 deaths [ edit ]
On 15 July 2015, the remains of a young child in a suitcase were discovered near the side of the Karoonda Highway near Wynarka.[12] Khandalyce Kiara Pearce who had been reported missing with her mother from extended family in Alice Springs in 2009. Her mother's body had been found but not identified in 2010 in the Belanglo State Forest in New South Wales and is also believed to have been murdered.[13]
Population [ edit ]
The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Wynarka had a population of 76 people.[2]
References [ edit ]
^ a b Bice, John G. (9 January 1913). "TOWN OF WYNARKA" (PDF) . The South Australian Government Gazette . South Australian Government. p. 30 . Retrieved 7 May 2018 .
^ a b Kentish, P.M. (11 November 1999). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries to Places (in the District Council of Karoonda East Murray)" (PDF) . The South Australian Government Gazette . South Australian Government. p. 2321. Retrieved 5 May 2018 .
^ a b "Postcode for Wynarka, South Australia" . Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2018 .
^ a b "Search results for 'Wynarka Railway Station' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Railways' and 'Gazetteer' . Location SA Map Viewer . Government of South Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2018 .
^ "District of Hammond (map)" . Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 4 May 2018 .
^ "Federal electoral division of Barker, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF) . Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 September 2015 .
^ a b c "Summary (climate) statistics KAROONDA (nearest weather station)" . Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology . Retrieved 4 May 2018 .
^ "Kulde" . Property Location Browser . Government of South Australia Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure . SA0053504. Retrieved 23 November 2014 .
^ "Place Names of South Australia – W" . State Library South Australia. Retrieved 24 May 2007 .
^ Sam Kelton (18 July 2015). "South Australian suitcase murder: Post-mortem confirms child dumped at Wynarka met violent end" . The Advertiser . Retrieved 22 October 2015 .
^ "Girl in suitcase identified as Khandalyce Kiara Pearce; mother Karlie Jade Pearce-Stevenson found in Belanglo State Forest" . Australia: ABC News. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015 .
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